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Ethiopian prime minister renews push for Red Sea access despite neighbors' opposition
Ethiopia must secure Red Sea access, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said, according to Associated Press reporting.
The short version
- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reiterated that landlocked Ethiopia must secure access to the Red Sea.[Associated Press]
- Representatives from coastal nations Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia stated that Red Sea governance belongs exclusively to littoral states.[Associated Press]
- Ethiopia has lacked direct access to the sea since Eritrea gained independence in 1993.[Associated Press]
Key facts
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reiterated that landlocked Ethiopia must obtain access to the Red Sea.[Associated Press]
- Delegates from Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia gathered in New Alamein and asserted that Red Sea governance is solely the purview of coastal nations.[Associated Press]
- Ethiopia lost direct access to the Red Sea in 1993 following Eritrea's independence.[Associated Press]
- Researchers at Ghent University estimated that 500,000 civilians died during the Tigray conflict from violence, starvation, and collapsed healthcare.[Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- It remains unclear how Ethiopia intends to secure sea access given unified diplomatic opposition from neighboring coastal nations.[Associated Press]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea as tensions with neighbors escalateAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
- Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea as tensions with neighbors escalateABC News - International
- Ethiopia’s PM insists on access to Red Sea despite regional conflict threatAl Jazeera